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#677D8A

Slate Gray · medium cool blue

About #677D8A

With the hex code #677D8A, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 49% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Slate Gray — a ΔE of 3.3 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8A7467, a mocha shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.88:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red103
Green125
Blue138

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 3.3
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 11.1
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 12.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #677D8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #677D8A.
4.31:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #677D8A.
4.88:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #677D8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#677D8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#777C8B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#72788A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#5D8181

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #677D8A?

With the hex code #677D8A, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 49% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #677D8A?

Use black text. Black on #677D8A has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #677D8A?

Its complementary colour is #8A7467, and analogous partners are #678A85 and #676C8A.